Manitoba COVID-19 vaccine bulletin – 75
Corwyn Friesen, mySteinbach
Eligibility
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include individuals aged 40 or older and Indigenous people aged 18 and older.
In addition, all adults aged 18 and older who live or work in specified jobs in these priority communities continue to be eligible to make an appointment:
Prairie Mountain Health – Brandon East End and Brandon Downtown;
Winnipeg Regional Health Authority – Inkster West, Fort Garry South, Seven Oaks West, Downtown East, Point Douglas South, Inkster East, Point Douglas North, Downtown West, River East South, St. Vital North and Seven Oaks East; and
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Those 40-years-old and older in Manitoba are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.
Doctors Manitoba says they are excited to see the Province of Manitoba pilot a new vaccination rollout. Previously clinics could only give the AstraZeneca vaccine, but some locations have been selected to give out mRNA vaccines. This is something we ve advocated for from the start, because we know that doctors can help reach more Manitobans, more quickly, to get us to herd immunity sooner, Doctors Manitoba tweets.
We re very excited that @MBGov is piloting the use of mRNA vaccines in doctors offices!
This is something we ve advocated for from the start, because we know that doctors can help reach more Manitobans, more quickly, to get us to herd immunity sooner. pic.twitter.com/MbMfz3J7IL
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Johanu Botha, co-lead of the vaccine task force. The province is reviewing the approval and considering vaccinating everyone in Manitoba, 12 years of age and up with appointment bookings starting May 21. (File)
On the heels of Health Canada’s approval for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, the province is reviewing the approval and considering vaccinating everyone in Manitoba, 12 years of age and up with appointment bookings starting May 21.
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On the heels of Health Canada’s approval for the use of the Pfizer vaccine for children aged 12 to 15, the province is reviewing the approval and considering vaccinating everyone in Manitoba, 12 years of age and up with appointment bookings starting May 21.
Eligibility to be immunized at a super site or pop-up clinic has been expanded to include individuals aged 45 or older and Indigenous people aged 18 and older. Manitoba expects that eligibility will expand to include all people aged 18 or older by May 21.
There are now 14 designated health districts in Manitoba designated for priority vaccine access. Also, everyone living and working in the Northern Health Region is eligible.
In other parts of the province, general eligibility for the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines remains at 50 and older for the general population, and 18 and older for Indigenous people.
Those 40 and older, and people 30 to 39 with certain specific health conditions, are also eligible to get the AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine at a pharmacy or medical clinic.
Appointments at supersites or pop-up clinics can be made through the province s online booking site or by calling 1-844-626-8222.
Alman Pilapil, a Winnipeg resident who lives in the Garden City area, is happy to learn that he and his wife are now eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine.